About The Word Carom
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Carom
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What's The Definition Of Carom?
[n] a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
[n] a glancing rebound [v] make a carom, in billiards [v] rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" Synonyms | Synonyms for Carom: cannon | glance | ricochet Related Terms | Find terms related to Carom: appulse | backfire | backlash | backlashing | bang | bang into | boomerang | bounce | bounce back | bound | bound back | brunt | bulldozing | bulling | bump | bump into | cannon | cannon off | carambole | carom into | clash | collide | collision | come into collision | concuss | concussion | confront each other | contrecoup | crack up | crack-up | crash | crash into | crump | crunch | dap | dash into | encounter | fall foul of | fly back | foul | glance | graze | hammering | have repercussions | hit | hit against | hurt | hurtle | impact | impinge | impingement | kick | kick back | kickback | knock | knock against | lash back | mauling | meet | meeting | onslaught | percuss | percussion | ramming | rebound | rebuff | recalcitrate | recalcitration | recoil | repercuss | repercussion | repulse | resile | resilience | ricochet | run into | shock | sideswipe | skim | skip | slam into | sledgehammering | smack into | smash | smash into | smash up | smashing | smash-up | snap back | spring | spring back | strike | strike against | thrusting | whomp See Also | backlash | billiards | bounce | bound | pocket billiards | pool | rebound | rebound | recoil | recoil | repercussion | resile | reverberate | ricochet | shoot | shot | spring | stroke | take a hop Carom In Webster's Dictionary \Car"om\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom,
carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.]
(Billiards)
A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact
with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more
balls with the player's ball. In England it is called
{cannon}.
\Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom. |
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